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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Bengal is the historic eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the independent nation of Bangladesh.
- What was the significance of the Diwani of Bengal?
- Why was Bengal partitioned in 1905 and what was the result?
- What was the Bengal Renaissance?
- What caused the Bengal Famine of 1943?

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Bengal is the historic eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the independent nation of Bangladesh.

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1. 23 June 1757

   The decisive rupture came with the Battle of Plassey (), where Robert Clive defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula, and the Battle of Buxar (1764), after which the Tr…

2. 16 October 1905

   The Partition of Bengal (), ordered by Lord Curzon ostensibly for administrative convenience but widely seen as a strategy to divide Hindus and Muslims, trig…

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Lord Curzon ordered the Partition of Bengal on 16 October 1905, splitting the province along communal lines and igniting the Swadeshi Movement that forced its annulment in 1911.

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